Where Great Lakes history comes alive!
Located along Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin’s busy working waterfront, the Door County Maritime Museum showcases the area’s rich maritime roots. The museum features interactive exhibits, and offers tours of the restored tugboat John Purves, along with the Jim Kress Maritime Lighthouse Tower.
Hard-working anglers, brave ship captains, skilled craftsmen, bold inventors and lonely lighthouse keepers are just some of the personalities you’ll discover in the galleries of the museum.
See how these maritime pioneers worked and what they made, and you’ll understand and appreciate your visit to Door County on a deeper, more engaged level. See Door County like never before!
Visiting the museum:
Our Day Package includes admission to the Door County Maritime Museum including the impressive Kress Tower and an all-access, 40-minute guided tour of the John Purves, an immaculately restored 1919 Great Lakes tugboat. Visit at your convenience, as our Day Package is good for one admission anytime during the season.
The museum is open year-round, seven days a week (with some holiday closures). The Tug John Purves tours are offered May – October subject to docent availability, as these are guided tours.
Door County Maritime Museum
120 North Madison Avenue
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
920-743-5958
